PUBLISHED: 8 Sep 2024 at 06: 17
The Chao Phraya Dam’s increasing water discharge rate, which is intended to lessen the effects of super typhoon Yagi, has prompted the Royal Irrigation Department ( RID ) to issue a warning to 11 provinces in the Central region.
Det Lekwichai, RID acting chairman, said on Saturday the warning was issued for Bangkok, Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Suphan Buri, Lop Buri, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan.
Due to the anticipated heavier burst over the next seven days, the RID may improve the transfer price for the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat from 300 cubic meters per second to 1, 500-1, 700m3/s.
In low-lying areas, particularly those near the Phong Phaeng Canal in Ang Thong and two Ayutthaya districts, including Phak Hai and Sena, the water levels will increase from the present level of 20 to 50 cm.
According to the RID, at least 1, 600m³/s of waters will move the water depot in Nakhon Sawan’s Muang distrit on Thursday.
The RID is permitted to transfer up to 2, 000 m3/s, but it will just slowly, according to Mr. Det, adding that the division will also inform people who live along the Chao Phraya River in advance.
He claimed that the RID is gearing up for more tornado Yagi-related impacts.
The Thai Meteorological Department said Yagi, then considered Asia’s most powerful storm this month, hit Vietnam on Saturday. The super typhoon will diminish into a tropical cyclone and a melancholy, both.
Although Yagi wo n’t directly affect Thailand, it will continue to impose heavy rain in the upper Northeastern and North regions of Thailand until Tuesday, with strong winds and gusts of wind in some places. Some hilly areas, particularly the hills in Nan, Chiang Rai and Phayao, may face beam storms.